en_tn_condensed/jer/03/01.md

# General Information:

 The prophecy revealed to Jeremiah is recorded in 2:1-3:5. Despite covering more than one chapter, this should be seen as one unit. The same is true for 3:19-4:3. If Judah repents, God will bring the people back from the captivity into which he is going to send them. The ULB sets poetry (3:1-5, 12-17, 19-25) farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry.

# will he return to her again?

"he would not return to her again."

# Would that land not be greatly polluted?

"He knows that if he did, the land would be greatly polluted."

# greatly polluted

"completely unacceptable to God"

# You have lived as a prostitute who has many lovers

"You have given your love and trust to idols the way a prostitute gives her body to men who are not her husband"

# this is Yahweh's declaration

"this is what I, Yahweh, have declared". See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8.